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so111tio11 vithout itS being neoeSSory to fediP the Hower.

4AS the solution drieS it iS not only vVoterpfoof o ith o Hat finish,bllt eloStic ond 11on droWing in itS eeot u on tlle )am )er baSeStrtlotufe,

oI' tho treatI11e11t of foliage conStrUCted of fabfio ond Painted vithoil I)Lint, 1S hereinbefofe deSCTibed, the Shelloo oon1 oond used Shouldbo oLlt of ClilLIted vith forlnolo NO. 1 aloohol, i. e. aloohol devoidof benZol orben Zine. The aint on folioge of thiS 1(ind iS uSu11ylinSeed oil paint hioh iS not attooked by the S11ellac ooInPound, I11tlle oaSe of tho oTe o paPef, flovS eveI', it iS undefStood that theooloI' of the PPof iS defived ffon1 x teI Soluble dyeS vhioh ofe not in111y Inanne1 inillriollSly offected by the applicotion of the lacqtle1'SolLltion hefeinbefoTe descfibed, Tvhich, on tho othef hond, preServeSand bringS o]1t t11e originol Color in the papef, together vifh sllchoolofS 3dS afo 1 1)1lieC1 to the CTe e apef by oloohol dyeS fo tintingPurPOSeS eitheI before oI' aftef the o )1ic tion of the lacquerSolLltioI1.

It iS obviouS, of ooorSe, t11at in vater- Pro06ng the ofePo poperbloSSoInS, tho latter Inoy be S rayed if thiS iS deSired, bllt one offhe T1OSt iIT1poI'tant featureS of oI1I' invention ConSistS iI1 rovidingtfeafIIlent vhereby the Crepe a er bloSSom can be dip ed with theoptin1nIn I'eS111ts, and as di ping is Inuch leSS tilTle conSolning thanS Taying, tho foI'- Tner prooednre is prefefred.

In the oaSe of the 1'ose Shovn in ig. ConStTLlCted of paper in different)1ieS, fhe ol1ter Plies are of yellovv ooloI' and t11e in- 11eI plieS of1 Pink colof So aS to give an effeot vhich iS PreSent in oertain of theInodern foSes, and this offeotiS enhonoed and tho StfnCtuTo iInproved bythe enI loyn1ent of the foCeSS deSCribed, vvhich, in oddition, TendefSthe bloSSoIn nd the foliage Teadily WaShable.

oriouS ohongeS Can be n1ade in the de toiled proCedre hefein deSofibedvvithout de )Tting flon1 the SCo1e of 0111' invention aS deSoribed inthe olaiII1s.

/vhat We olaiIn iS= 1. n artiBoial fioveI oonStfucted of ofepe I)opef ofthe fe(llliSito 00101 cUt ond folded to Shape, Said floWver having thinelaStio II19Jt finiShed Coating fondefing tho crepe paper oter )roof,Sid coating being SubStantially traoS Rrent nd oolofleSS ond oonSiStingof a nitrooe111110Se varniSh oontining a )ale uIn, Soid ooatingextending ove the edgeS of the crope papeT.

2. fn oftifioiol flove1' oonstTnCted of orepe aper of the fequiSitecoloI' oot ond folded t0 Shape, Sid f1() e hving L thin elastio fatfinished ooting fendefing the ofe e paper vater roof, Soid cooting beingSubStontially tronS afenf alld colofleSS ond ConSisting of o Suifablevornish t11Tough o hioh tho ofiginol SeTveS ond lT12ti11t2LiI1S theofiginol Sha e nd oontouf of the 0ve1' vv1tho11t d1Stortlon oI ookeTing,Said HoWer being tinted in aftS oI1ly by the a plioation of an 1c0ho1dye.

In vitneSS vvhereof, ve hove hefeonto set otlr handS thiS 10th day ofJune, 1930.

oBEBT o HAM. MABION T. HAM.

